Yes. I have tykes. Two of the boy variety to be exact. To think they don’t influence me with endless creative sparks would be a mistake. They are my little muses who love to run literal and figurative circles around me, jump in puddles, and dig in the dirt – with cool kid gardening tools – looking for worms. There are days though that are simply too wet around here to let them run in the backyard (and let’s be honest, I don’t feel like cleaning up two giant piles of mud) so I had my mind set on bringing a sturdy little garden inside for them to enjoy on super wet days. We then threw in some dinosaurs for good measure.

Click on the below circles to learn how we made a succulent garden for our sun room.

We used a deep plastic container just in case it was dropped or knocked over. We lined up the plants to get a general layout idea.

We then put cactus soil in the tray to create a base layer.

Next we carefully removed the plants from their containers…

…and broke up the bottom just a little right before putting them into the container.

Then we filled the gaps with more dirt.

Next we got a handful of small rocks…

…and put them on the top of the soil (in hopes of creating less access to the dirt for dinosaur feet),

Poured a little water over the entire garden to help settle the dirt and give the plants a sip of water.

And then enjoy with a few dinosaur friends on a rainy day.

Many thanks to Stacy at University Village’s Ravenna Gardens for helping me put this project together!